Wire stretcher and splicer



Mar. 6, 1923.

1,447,536 .1. ELDER WIRE STRETCHER AND SPLICER 2 sheets-sheet 1 Filed Jan. 27, 1922 J. ELDER WIRE STRETCHER AND SPLICER Mar. 6, 1923.

Filed Jan. 2'7, 1922 2 sheets-sheet 2 Patented er. 6,

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WIRE STRETCHEB AND SPLICER.

Application filed'January 27, 1922. Serial No. 532,302.

To all whom it may concern:

Be it known that I, JOHN ELDER, a subject of the King of Great Britain, and resident of Raymond, in the Province of Alberta and Dominion of Canada, haveinvented certain new and useful Improvements in Wire Stretchers and Splicers, of which the following is a specification.

This invention relates to improvements in wire stretchers and splicers, and the objects of the invention are to provide a practical and economically constructed device of this character that will efiiciently stretch fence wire or the like in a convenient and readily operated'manner.

A further object is to provide in the pres ent device a super-stretcher and splicer with which it is possibleto strain wires, clamp them when strained, and then give them a second or additional super-strain without losing any of the slack from the first strain.

With these and other objects hereinafter more fully described in view, the invention consists essentially in the combinationwith a Y-shaped member provided with eccentric clamping means, of an operating third arm pivotally mounted on the Y-member and pro vided with similarly constructed clamping means, and desi ed to further stretch the wire already stretched by the Y-member.

Referring to the drawings, in which like characters of reference indicate corresponding parts in each figure, and in which:

Figure l is a plan view, showing two wires clamped by; the Y-member. Figure 2 is a similar view, showing the two wires still clamped by the Y-member and one of them also clamped by the auxiliary member. I

Figure 3 is a similar view, showing one wire still clamped by the Y-member and the other wire clamped only by the auxiliary member.

Figure 4 is a similar view, showing one wire still clamped by the Y-member and the other wire clamped by the auxiliary member and the Y-member.

Figure 5 is a detail of the eccentric clamp.

Figure 6 is a sectional detail through 50 Figure 5.

In the drawings:

A is the combined wire puller and stretcher preferably formed (as here shown) of metal, and comprising a single Y-shaped member 10 having integral arms 11 and a handle portion in common 12. At the extremities of the arms 11 are fixedly secured the blocks 13.

15 are clamping members designed to engage with the blocks 13 to clamp the wire therebetween' and comprise a toothed and re cessed eccentric 16 pivotally mounted in operative relationship to the blocks 13 and provided with a handle piece or plate 17 fixedly secured thereon at 18.

In addition to the Y-member 10 and arms thereon, I provide an auxiliary or third arm 19 pivotally mounted at 20 on one of the arms 11. This arm or operating member 19 is substantially of semi-circular formation" and provided at its outer extremity with similarly constructed clamping means to those already described as being provided on the arms 11.

In the form of my invention here shown, it will be noted that the eccentric 16 is placed below the block 18 instead of above it on the right arm of the Y-shaped member 10 so that p it will not contact with the swing of the op erating arm 19.

21 is the forked end of the handle designed to draw staples and the like. 22 and 23 represent the wires to be drawn.

In operation, to tighten the loose fence wires to repair breaks rapidly and perfectly, first splice a short piece of mending wire to one end of the broken wire su'fficient to allow the wires to overlap about a foot or two when drawn together by hand. (The splicing is made by inserting a spike or other suitable instrument not shown between the two taut wires midway between the (-arm and turn this instrument around afew times, the wires at the same time being both clamped in the Y-arms).

The wire 22 is then clamped on the right Y-arm and the wire 23 is then carried thereunder and clamped on the left farm, as in Figure 1. The movable arm 19 is then swung around on top of the wire 22, and the wires are given the first stretch, bringing the wire puller from an oblique position to a vertical position. It should here be noted that, in making the first stretch on loose wires, the arm 19 is only used to swing over not to clamp wire 22, in order to keep the stretcher from fli ping or flopping over if the pull is hard.

When the first pull is made, swing the arm 19 backward or downwards and clamp it on wire 22, as in Figure 2. Things are then ready for the second pull. Now release wire 22 from right' imrm clamp,"as=in Figure 3, and move the stretcher handle until the stretcher is in an oblique position, as shown in Figure 4, then fasten wire 22iagain in the right Y -arm clamp and release it from the arm 19, swing the latter over wire 22 and make the second pull. tight as will probably be required, but, if r p at h op ra i n-1 1,. 1

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The wire is now as What I claim as my invention is: I

1. A wire stretcher and splicerconiprising a Y-shaped member, the arms of which are inwardly curved and provided with clamping means thereon, an operating arm pivotally mounted were of the Y-arms and providedat its outersextremity with clamping means similarly constructed to that on-the Y-arms whereby, in combination with sai d Y. -ar1 ns further stra n ng": means are provided for a wire '01 wires";

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a l c iin' t .aLPiV lb iI.,n wn 1 third arm, eccentric cla ng means onfsaid arms comprisinga blooli'and a pivot allymounted eccentric formed with a handle and corrugated on the uierebfftgjezigag with said block 111 gripping a"w1 re therebetween. 1

3. A triple armed wirepuller and having eccentric wireclamping means thereon, two of said arms being fiziedlandope rated by a commonhandle, the third of said arms being operatively; mountedf and designed to swingaround theftwo arms in witness" whereof I havehereunto! setmy hand in the presence of two witnesses JOHN ELDER. Witnesses; ART R MULrIoLLANDfDmVsnEY,

ALFRED XVALKER fKRiiSs. 

